ID registration method for tire pressure sensor, ID registration apparatus, ID registration tool for tire pressure monitoring system, and tire with air pressure sensor

A method of registering a tire air pressure sensor ID in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle from said air pressure sensor to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires mounted on said vehicle, comprising:

• a step of indicating a sensor ID as readable information on each of said air pressure sensors, each of said tires, a wheel of each of said tires wheel cover of each of said tires, said readable information being optically readable information and being configured to facilitate being read through the use of an optical information reader;
• a step of reading said ID from said readable information;
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• a step of writing the read ID in an ID storage unit of said tire pressure monitoring apparatus.

A method of registering a tire air pressure sensor ID in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle from said air pressure sensor to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires mounted on said vehicle, comprising:

• a step of reading said ID offered as readable information;
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• a step of writing the read ID In an ID storage unit each of said air pressure sensors and in an ID storage unit of said tire pressure monitoring apparatus,
• wherein, as said readable information, are used optically-readable information including bar code, data code, QR code, maxi code, CP code, PDF417, code 49, code 16K and coder block, and said ID is read out through the use of an optical information reading unit and said ID read by said optical information reading unit is written in said ID storage unit through the use of a predetermined unit.

A method of registering a tire air pressure sensor ID in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle from said air pressure sensor to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires mounted on said vehicle, comprising:

• a step of indicating a sensor ID as readable information on each of said air pressure sensors, each of said tires, a wheel of each of said tires or a wheel cover of each of said tires;
• a step of reading said ID from said readable information;
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• a step of writing the read ID in an ID storage unit of said tire pressure monitoring apparatus,
• wherein, as said readable information, are used optically-readable information including bar code, data code, QR code, maxi code, CP code, PDF417, code 49, code 16K and coder block, and said ID is read out through the use of an optical information reading unit and said ID read by said optical information reading unit is written in said ID storage unit through the use of a predetermined unit.

A tire air pressure sensor ID registration apparatus for use in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle from said air a tire sensor to monitor an air press of each of said tires mounted on said vehicle, comprising:

• an ID indicating unit for indicating readable information including an ID, said readable information being optically readable information and being configured to facilitate being read through the use of an optical information reader;
• a reading unit for reading out said ID from said readable information indicated by ID indicating unit;
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• ID writing unit for writing said ID, read by said reading unit, in an ID storage unit of each of said air pressure sensors and in an ID storage unit of said tire pressure monitoring apparatus.

A tire air pressure sensor ID registration apparatus for use in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle from said air pressure sensor to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires mounted on said vehicle, comprising:

• a readable information indication label including a sensor ID for indicating readable information and adhered onto each of said air pressure sensors, each of said tires, a wheel of each of said tires or a wheel cover of each of said tires, said readable information being optically readable information and being configured to facilitate being read through the use of an optically information reader;
• a reading unit for reading out said ID from said readable information indication label;
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• an ID writing unit for writing said ID, read out by the reading unit, in an ID storage unit of said tire pressure monitoring apparatus.

An ID registration tool for use in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle from said air pressure sensor to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires mounted on said vehicle, comprising:

• a reading unit for reading out a sensor ID from a readable information indication label including said sensor ID for indicating readable information and adhered onto each of said air pressure sensors, each of said tires, a wheel of each of said tires or a wheel cover of each of said tires, said readable information being optically readable information and being configured to facilitate being read through the use of an optical information reader;
• ID transmitting unit for transmitting said ID, read out by said reading unit, to said tire pressure monitoring apparatus;
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• a storage state instruction unit for giving an instruction on registration or deletion of said ID transmitted from said ID transmitting unit.

An ID registration tool for use in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle from said air pressure sensor to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires mounted on said vehicle, comprising:

• a reading unit for reading out a sensor ID from a readable information indication label including said sensor ID and adhered onto each of said air pressure sensors, each of said tires, a wheel of each of said tires or a wheel cover of each of said tires;
• ID transmitting unit for transmitting said ID, read out by said reading unit, to said tire pressure monitoring apparatus;
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• a storage state instruction unit for giving an instruction on registration or deletion of said ID transmitted from said ID transmitting unit,
• wherein said reading unit is an optical information reading unit for optically reading optically-readable information including bar code, data code, QR code, maxi code, CP code, PDF417, code 49, cock 16K and coder block.

A tire air pressure sensor ID registration apparatus for use in a tire pressure monitoring system in which a tire pressure monitoring apparatus mounted on a body of a vehicle receives an air pressure signal transmitted together with a registration ID from an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on said vehicle to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires, said ID registration apparatus comprising:

• a receiver mode switching unit for switching said tire pressure monitoring apparatus into an ID registration mode;
• a transmitter mode switching unit for switching said air pressure sensor of each of said tires into an ID registration mode;
• an ID setting unit for setting said registration ID to be stored in said air pressure sensor;
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• an ID registration tool including an ID transmitting unit for transmitting the set registration ID to said air pressure sensor switched into said ID registration mode by said transmitter mode switching unit and further for transmitting the same set registration ID, which is identical in content to said set registration ID transmitted to said air pressure sensor, to said tire pressure monitoring apparatus switched into said ID registration mode by said receiver mode switching unit.

A tire pressure monitoring apparatus which registers an ID of an air pressure sensor of each of tires mounted on a vehicle and receives, through an antenna, an air pressure signal transmitted together with said ID from said sensor to monitor an air pressure of each of said tires on the basis of a result of the reception, said apparatus comprising:

• a signal line connecting unit for making a connection through a signal line to a predetermined ID registration tool;
• an ID registration mode activating unit for activating an ID registration mode;
• a tire position judging unit for making a judgment on a tire position on the basis of registration ID data received through said signal line in a state where said ID registration mode is activated;
• an ID registration unit for registering said ID of said air pressure sensors in the form of specifying a tire position on the basis of a result of judgment in said tire position judging unit;
• a re-registration judging unit for making a judgment on the basis of a command received from said ID registration tool as to whether or not the present registration is re-registration;
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• a re-registration unit for, when the judgment in said re-registration judging unit indicates the re-registration, re-registering an air pressure sensor ID in a memory on to basis of a result of the judgment in said tire position judging unit so that an ID already registered with respect to an air pressure sensor existing at a tire position undergoing the tire position judgment is actually replaced with said air pressure sensor ID.